Author: Craig Farnes

With the first bank holiday of 2017 falling later this year, the school holidays have extended the busy Easter period of travel with many passengers having already departed to the destinations served by Exeter Airport. Some have used the ski flights to take advantage of any April snow in the Alps whist others have opted […]

Try a fantastic week on the islands with expert walking guides leading the way. This April the Isles of Scilly have some 29 walks on offer across all five inhabited islands and three of the uninhabited islands. From Saturday to Friday (1-7 April) choose from the programme of walks and see the whole archipelago. Go […]

New research by Saga Holidays shows that, when booking a holiday, flights from regional airports are the preferred option for the over 50s. In a poll of more than 10,300 over 50s, 62% of respondents had flown from regional airports in the past 3 years and when rating these by experience, as very good or […]

Exeter Airport will attend The South West Business Expo on 30 March in Exeter to discuss the airport’s routes and connectivity with the region’s business community. Exeter Airport saw its fourth successive year of growth in 2016 but the aim is to encourage more passengers to travel to range of destinations and to stimulate business travel […]

One of Exeter Airport’s car park team was a 2017 winner at the British Parking Awards ceremony held this month at the Lancaster London hotel overlooking Hyde Park. The British Parking Awards, which were created and presented by Parking Review magazine, is an independent competition in its 16th year.  The awards recognise the leading examples […]

Flybe has launched new routes from Exeter via the Southampton Airport ‘Hub’ to Avignon, Bordeaux, La Rochelle, Limoges, Nantes, Perpignan-Rivesaltes, Toulon-Hyères, and Verona on Saturdays between 27th May and 3rd September 2017. As part of the airline’s 2017 Summer schedule the new services make it possible to travel to eight additional European destinations. With just […]

Exeter Airport has received an award for winning the Thomson Airways ‘Base of the Month’ for February. The airline’s figures show that Exeter was the best ‘On Time Base’, for low volume, with a fantastic 100% of flights departing within 15 minutes of schedule. The award, an OTP Clock, was presented by David Lawrence, Thomson […]

Exeter Airport has notched up its fourth successive year of growth in 2016 with passenger numbers up to 847,372. Latest CAA figures show that 25,583 more passengers used Exeter last year, up 3% on the year before. The figures include the airport’s best August in eight years, when more than 100,000 people passed through the […]

Flybe has decked out one of its eye-catching purple Bombardier Q400 aircraft with heart motifs that will fly across the UK skies throughout Valentine’s Day. The specially decorated aircraft can be spotted as it connects regional passengers between Exeter, Manchester, Amsterdam, Jersey and Guernsey. Europe’s largest regional airline would love as many people as possible […]